Getting Discriminated Against at Starbucks: When you're slapped in the face with a stupid, simple moment of ignorant-ass racism -- from a f@#king Starbucks employee -- speak up and don't let anyone get away with that kind of nonsense.

Girl+ Comedy: A Love Story: Comedian/actress Rasika Mathur, who can be seen in the indie feature film The Taqwacores, has a great guest post for the recently launched Poly Republic blog on being a performer... and loving it.

The Asian-American Republicans: The Hill's Pundit Blog makes the case that Asian Americans are a political force to be reckoned with, and "getting the Asian vote should be a strategic imperative for both parties. Right now, it seems that the Republicans are winning in that department."

Hate Crime For Rutgers Outers? The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund has launched a new blog with award-winning columnist Emil Guillermo. For his first post, he considers "Plug and Play" morality and possible hate crime enhancements against Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei.